JP4621260B2 - IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an image display device and an image display method for processing image data.

  There is an image display device such as a digital camera that can set attribute information such as print designation, transmission designation, reproduction designation, etc., for an image file by DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) or the like. Conventionally, in this image display device, when setting a print designation defined by DPOF or the like, there is a proposal for improving usability by using a GUI (Graphical User Interface) while browsing a setting target image.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, a DPOF information setting target image and a DPOF information setting screen are divided and displayed so that DPOF information can be set for the image while checking the DPOF information setting target image. Has been proposed.

On the other hand, with the recent increase in recording medium capacity, an image management method capable of efficiently handling a larger amount of images is required. In view of this, image display apparatuses such as conventional digital cameras are provided with a multi-playback mode in which a large number of images are browsed and a list of images in various setting operations is taken into consideration to simultaneously display a plurality of images. There is also a GUI for setting DPOF information using the above-described multi playback mode. The GUI area for setting DPOF information in the conventional multi-playback mode is displayed in accordance with the position of the target image for which DPOF information is to be set among a plurality of simultaneously displayed images.
JP 2006-33666 A

  However, since the GUI area for setting DPOF information in the conventional multi-playback mode is displayed in accordance with a reduced image for multi-playback, the space is limited. Therefore, a plurality of setting items and many operation explanations cannot be displayed, or even if displayed, they are small and difficult to see.

  On the other hand, if the setting target image and the DPOF information setting GUI area are divided and displayed as in Patent Document 1, the display space of the setting GUI area can be widened even in the multi-playback mode. It is possible to display a plurality of setting items and many operation explanations. However, when such a method is used in the multi-playback mode, there is a relationship between the setting GUI area and the setting target image, which image is being set for a plurality of images displayed at the same time. It becomes difficult for the user to understand.

Therefore, in view of the above problems, the present invention makes it easier to clearly recognize the relationship between the setting information image and the attribute information setting GUI area for a selected image among a plurality of images displayed by multi-playback. An object of the present invention is to provide an image reproducing apparatus capable of setting attribute information.

In order to solve the above problems, an imaging apparatus according to the present invention provides:
Imaging means;
A display unit capable of displaying an image picked up by the image pickup means;
A plurality of images are displayed on the display unit, and an instruction to confirm the print designation number designated by the user for the selected image among the plurality of images as attribute information of the selected image is received. The display unit includes an attribute setting area including a GUI button for printing and a print designation icon representing an attribute item of attribute information determined by an instruction to the GUI button, regardless of which of the selected images is the display unit. Display control means for controlling to display at the same position,
A sheet number instruction accepting unit for accepting an instruction to change the designated number of prints for the selected image from a user;
Receiving means for receiving an instruction from the user for the GUI button;
Whether the designated print number received by the number instruction accepting unit is different from the designated print number already recorded as the attribute of the selected image in response to accepting an instruction from the user by the accepting unit If the print designation icon is different from the attribute setting area, the selected image is displayed from the attribute setting area. Related display means for controlling the animation to move toward
An attribute setting unit that controls to record the print designation number received by the sheet number instruction receiving unit as an attribute of the selected image in the recording unit in response to receiving the instruction from the user by the receiving unit ; It is characterized by having.

Attribute information can be set more easily while clearly recognizing the relationship between the attribute information setting GUI area and the setting target image for a selected image among a plurality of images displayed by multi-playback. .

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the embodiments described below, a case where the apparatus and method according to the present invention are applied to an imaging apparatus which is a digital camera capable of capturing still images and moving images will be described as an example.

[Digital camera configuration]
FIG. 1 is an external view of a digital camera according to an embodiment. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 28 denotes a display unit that displays images and various types of information. Reference numeral 72 denotes a power switch that switches between power on and power off. Reference numeral 61 denotes a shutter button. Reference numeral 60 denotes a mode switching switch for switching various modes in the digital camera 100. More specifically, it is possible to switch modes such as a still image recording mode, a moving image recording mode, and a reproduction mode. A connection cable 111 connects the digital camera 100 and an external device. A connector 112 connects the connection cable 111 and the digital camera 100.

  Reference numeral 70 denotes an operation unit that accepts various operations from the user. The operation unit 70 includes various buttons illustrated and operation members such as a touch panel provided on the screen of the image display unit 28. Specific examples of the buttons of the operation unit 70 include an erase button, a menu button, a SET button, a four-direction button (up button, down button, right button, left button) arranged in a cross, a wheel 73, and the like. is there. Reference numeral 200 denotes a recording medium such as a memory card or a hard disk. A recording medium slot 201 stores the recording medium 200. The recording medium 200 stored in the recording medium slot 201 can communicate with the digital camera 100. Reference numeral 202 denotes a lid of the recording medium slot 201.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the digital camera 100 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 103 denotes a photographing lens, 101 denotes a shutter having a diaphragm function, and 22 denotes an imaging unit including a CCD or a CMOS element that converts an optical image into an electrical signal. Reference numeral 23 denotes an A / D converter that converts an analog signal into a digital signal. The A / D converter 23 is used when an analog signal output from the imaging unit 22 is converted into a digital signal, or when an analog signal output from the audio control unit 11 is converted into a digital signal. A barrier 102 covers the imaging unit including the lens 103 of the digital camera 100 to prevent the imaging system including the imaging lens 103, the shutter 101, and the imaging unit 22 from being dirty or damaged.

  A timing generation unit 12 supplies a clock signal and a control signal to the imaging unit 22, the audio control unit 11, the A / D converter 23, and the D / A converter 13. The timing generator 12 is controlled by the memory controller 15 and the system controller 50. An image processing unit 24 performs resize processing such as predetermined pixel interpolation and reduction and color conversion processing on the data from the A / D converter 23 or the data from the memory control unit 15. The image processing unit 24 performs predetermined calculation processing using the captured image data, and the system control unit 50 performs exposure control and distance measurement control based on the obtained calculation result. Thereby, AF (autofocus) processing, AE (automatic exposure) processing, and EF (flash pre-emission) processing of the TTL (through-the-lens) method are performed. The image processing unit 24 further performs predetermined calculation processing using the captured image data, and also performs TTL AWB (auto white balance) processing based on the obtained calculation result.

  Output data from the A / D converter 23 is written into the memory 32 via the image processing unit 24 and the memory control unit 15 or directly via the memory control unit 15. The memory 32 stores image data obtained by the imaging unit 22 and converted into digital data by the A / D converter 23 and image data to be displayed on the image display unit 28. Note that the memory 32 is also used to store audio data recorded by the microphone 10, a still image, a moving image, and a file header when configuring an image file. Therefore, the memory 32 has a storage capacity sufficient to store a predetermined number of still images, a moving image and sound for a predetermined time.

  The compression / decompression unit 16 compresses and decompresses image data by adaptive discrete cosine transform (ADCT) or the like. The compression / decompression unit 16 reads a captured image stored in the memory 32 using the shutter 101 as a trigger, performs compression processing, and writes the processed data in the memory 32. Further, the compressed image read into the memory 32 from the recording unit 19 or the like of the recording medium 200 is expanded, and the processed data is written into the memory 32. The image data written to the memory 32 by the compression / decompression unit 16 is filed in the file unit of the system control unit 50 and recorded on the recording medium 200 via the interface 18. The memory 32 also serves as an image display memory (video memory). A D / A converter 13 converts image display data stored in the memory 32 into an analog signal and supplies the analog signal to the image display unit 28. Reference numeral 28 denotes an image display unit, which performs display in accordance with an analog signal from the A / D converter 23 on a display such as an LCD. Thus, the display image data written in the memory 32 is displayed by the image display unit 28 via the D / A converter 13.

  Reference numeral 10 denotes a microphone. The audio signal output from the microphone 10 is supplied to the A / D converter 23 via the audio control unit 11 configured by an amplifier or the like, converted into a digital signal by the A / D converter 23, and then subjected to memory control. The data is stored in the memory 32 by the unit 15. On the other hand, the audio data recorded on the recording medium 200 is read into the memory 32 and then converted into an analog signal by the D / A converter 13. The voice control unit 11 drives the speaker 39 by this analog signal and outputs a voice.

  The nonvolatile memory 56 is an electrically erasable / recordable memory, and for example, an EEPROM or the like is used. The nonvolatile memory 56 stores constants, programs, and the like for operating the system control unit 50. Here, the program is a program for executing various flowcharts described later in the present embodiment.

  Reference numeral 50 denotes a system control unit that controls the entire digital camera 100. The system control unit 50 implements each process of the present embodiment to be described later by executing the program recorded in the nonvolatile memory 56 described above. A system memory 52 is a RAM. In the system memory 52, constants and variables for operation of the system control unit 50, programs read from the nonvolatile memory 56, and the like are expanded.

  The mode switch 60, the first shutter switch 62, the second shutter switch 64, and the operation unit 70 are operation means for inputting various operation instructions to the system control unit 50.

  The mode switch 60 can switch the operation mode of the system control unit 50 to any one of a still image recording mode, a moving image recording mode, a reproduction mode, and the like. The first shutter switch 62 is turned on while the shutter button 61 provided in the digital camera 100 is being operated (half-pressed) to generate a first shutter switch signal SW1. The system control unit 50 starts operations such as AF (auto focus) processing, AE (auto exposure) processing, AWB (auto white balance) processing, and EF (flash pre-emission) processing in response to the first shutter switch signal SW1.

  The second shutter switch 64 is turned on when the operation of the shutter button 61 is completed (fully pressed) and generates a second shutter switch signal SW2. In response to the second shutter switch signal SW2, the system control unit 50 starts a series of shooting processing operations from reading a signal from the imaging unit 22 to writing image data on the recording medium 200.

  Each operation member of the operation unit 70 is appropriately assigned a function for each scene by selecting and operating various function icons displayed on the image display unit 28, and functions as various function buttons. Examples of the function buttons include an end button, a return button, an image advance button, a search button, a narrowing button, an attribute change button, and a print designation button. For example, when the menu button is pressed, a menu screen on which various settings can be made is displayed on the image display unit 28. The user can make various settings intuitively using the menu screen displayed on the image display unit 28, the four-way button, and the SET button. The power switch 72 switches between power on and power off.

  A power control unit 80 includes a battery detection circuit, a DC-DC converter, a switch circuit that switches a block to be energized, and the like, and detects whether or not a battery is attached, the type of battery, and the remaining battery level. Further, the power control unit 80 controls the DC-DC converter based on the detection result and an instruction from the system control unit 50, and supplies a necessary voltage to each unit including the recording medium 200 for a necessary period.

  A power supply unit 30 includes a primary battery such as an alkaline battery or a lithium battery, a secondary battery such as a NiCd battery, a NiMH battery, or a Li battery, an AC adapter, or the like. Reference numerals 33 and 34 denote connectors, which connect the power supply unit 30 and the power supply control unit 80.

  Reference numeral 40 denotes an RTC (Real Time Clock), which measures the date and time. The RTC 40 has a power supply unit therein separately from the power supply control unit 80, and keeps counting time even when the power supply unit 30 has been turned off. The system control unit 50 sets a system timer using the date and time acquired from the RTC 40 at the time of activation, and executes timer control.

  Reference numeral 18 denotes an interface with a recording medium 200 such as a memory card or a hard disk. Reference numeral 35 denotes a connector for connecting the recording medium 200 and the interface 18. A recording medium attachment / detachment detection unit 98 detects whether or not the recording medium 200 is attached to the connector 35.

  Reference numeral 200 denotes a recording medium such as a memory card or a hard disk. The recording medium 200 includes a recording unit 19 composed of a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, and the like, an interface 37 with the digital camera 100, and a connector 36 for connecting the recording medium 200 and the digital camera 100.

  The communication unit 110 performs various communication processes such as RS232C, USB, IEEE1394, P1284, SCSI, modem, LAN, and wireless communication. A connector (antenna in the case of wireless communication) 112 connects the digital camera 100 to another device via the communication unit 110.

[Overall operation of digital camera]
FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the overall operation of the digital camera 100 of the present embodiment. Note that all the various flowcharts to be described later including FIG. 3 are realized by the system control unit 50 expanding and executing the program recorded in the nonvolatile memory 56 described above in the system memory 52.

  When the power switch 72 is operated to turn on the power, the system control unit 50 initializes flags, control variables, and the like in step S301. Subsequently, in step S302, management processing relating to the file recorded on the recording medium 200 is started. Here, the presence / absence of the reproduction target directory and the reproduction target image file, the total number of images in the recording medium 200, the minimum file number, the maximum file number, the total file number, the total time stamp, the total file size, the total number of files, etc. are acquired. And stored in the system memory 52.

  Next, in steps S303, S305, and S307, the system control unit 50 determines the set position of the mode switch 60. If the still image recording mode has been set, the process proceeds from step S303 to step S304 to execute still image recording mode processing. If the mode switch 60 is set to the moving image recording mode, the process proceeds to step S306 through steps S303 and S305, and the moving image recording mode process is executed. If the mode selector switch 60 is set to the playback mode, the process proceeds to step S308 through steps S303, S305, and S307, and the playback mode process is executed. The reproduction mode process in step S308 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  If another mode has been set, the process proceeds to step S309, and the system control unit 50 executes a process according to the selected mode. Other modes include, for example, a transmission mode process for transmitting a file stored in the recording medium 200, and a reception mode process for receiving a file from an external device and storing it in the recording medium 200.

  After executing the process corresponding to the mode set by the mode switch 60 among steps S304, S306, S308, and S309, the process proceeds to step S310. In step S310, the system control unit 50 determines the set position of the power switch 72. If the power switch 72 is set to power on, the process returns to step S303. On the other hand, if the power switch 72 is set to power off, the process proceeds from step S310 to step S311 and the control unit 50 performs an end process. The termination process includes, for example, the following process. That is, the display of the image display unit 28 is changed to an end state, the lens barrier 102 is closed to protect the imaging unit, parameters, setting values, and setting modes including flags and control variables are recorded in the nonvolatile memory 56, Shut off the power to parts that do not require power supply. When the termination process of step S311 is completed, this process is terminated, and the power is turned off.

[Directory and file structure]
Here, a rule for generating a directory name and a file name will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 shows an example of a directory structure recorded on the recording medium 200.

  A DCIM directory 401 is recorded in the root directory, and a subdirectory generated from eight characters is generated in the DCIM directory 401. The subdirectory name held by the subdirectory is composed of the first three letters. The first three numbers start at 100 and are incremented by 1 each time a directory is created. FIG. 4 shows 100XXXX (subdirectory 402) and 101XXXX (subdirectory 403). Under the subdirectory 402, a file created by the digital camera 100 of the present embodiment is created. The file name generated here is composed of an 8-character file name and a 3-character extension indicating the file type. The last four characters of the file name are composed of numbers starting from 0001, and in the still image recording mode, a file name incremented by 1 is given for each shooting. Hereinafter, the number indicated by the last four characters is referred to as a file number. In the case of still images, JPG is added as an extension, and AVI is added as an extension to a moving image file recorded in the moving image recording mode. Also, THM is given as an extension to the thumbnail file for recording management information.

  The folder 421 is a folder for storing a file defining attribute information for an image file defined by DPOF (Digital Print Order Format). The folder 421 is defined so that a print designation file 422, a transmission designation file 423, a reproduction designation file 424, and the like can be stored. An example of the print designation file 422 is shown in FIG. The print designation file in FIG. 14 is defined by DPOF (Digital Print Order Format), and describes designation of a print image, the number of prints, and the like. Here, the “[HDR]” section describes the date and time when the print designation file was created, the device name, and the like. In the “[JOB]” section that follows, designation of the print image, the number of sheets, and the like is described. Here, “IMG — 0001.JPG” and “IMG — 0006.JPG” are designated for printing. The print designation file 422 is a kind of image attribute, and is recorded / updated, that is, set by the system control unit 50 by a print designation process described later. The transmission designation file 423 and the reproduction designation file 424 have corresponding descriptions, and designation of transmission, reproduction images, the number of transmissions thereof, the number of reproductions, and the like are described.

[File structure]
Next, FIG. 5 shows an example of the structure of still image file data recorded on the recording medium 200 described above.

The image file 501 has a marker (SOI) 502 indicating the start of the image file at the head, followed by an application marker (APP1) 503 corresponding to the header portion. In the application marker (APP1) 503,
・ Size (APP1 Length) 503,
Application marker identification code (APP1 Identifier Code) 505,
Image data creation date and time (Date Time) 506,
Date and time (Date Time Original) 507 when the image data was generated
-Image data date printing setting 521,
-Focus frame information 522 of the image data,
・ Face information 519,
Other shooting information 509 and thumbnail image (Thumbnail Data) 510
Consists of

  The face information 519 is information generated during the photographing process, and has the face position coordinates, size (width, height), number of detections, reliability coefficient, and the like detected at the time of photographing as many as the number detected. The image data recorded in the image file 501 includes a quantization table (DQT) 512, a Huffman table (DHT) 513, a frame start marker (SOF) 514, a scan start marker (SOS) 515, and compressed data 516. . Then, it is terminated with a marker (EOI) 517 indicating the end of the image file data.

  The date printing setting 521 is a flag indicating whether or not the shooting date / time is superimposed and embedded in the image at the time of shooting, and for the purpose of preventing the date printing from being overlaid when printing on a printing device or the like having a separate date printing function. Used.

  In-focus frame information 522 is used to manage the position and size of AF (autofocus) focused at the time of shooting using coordinates, and the user refers to the focused position based on this information during playback. It becomes possible.

[Reproduction mode processing (S308)]
Details of the playback mode processing in step S308 of the overall operation flow (FIG. 3) will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation in the playback mode of the digital camera 100 of the present embodiment.

  In step S <b> 601, the system control unit 50 acquires the latest image information from the recording medium 200. In step S602, the system control unit 50 checks whether or not the latest image information has been correctly acquired in step S601. If the latest image information has not been acquired, the process proceeds to step S610. In step S610, the system control unit 50 enters an input waiting state when there is no image. The processing in step S610 will be described later with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Note that the case where the latest image information cannot be acquired includes a state where there is no image, a state where the image information cannot be acquired due to media failure, and the like. If the latest image information can be acquired, it is determined that at least one image exists, and the process proceeds to step S603.

  In step S603, the system control unit 50 reads the latest image data from the recording medium 200 based on the latest image information acquired in step S601. In step S604, the system control unit 50 performs file analysis processing, and acquires image shooting information, attribute information, and the like in the read latest image data. In step S605, the system control unit 50 displays the read latest image data. Further, at this time, the photographing information and attribute information acquired in step S604 are also displayed. Further, according to the file analysis result in step S604, an error display is also performed if it is known that the data is invalid, such as a part of the file is broken.

  In step S606, it is determined whether the print designation file has been analyzed. If it is determined that it has not been analyzed, the process proceeds to step S607. In step S607, the print designation file 422 shown in FIG. 4 is read from the recording medium 200 into the system memory 52, and the process proceeds to step S608. In step S608, the print designation file is analyzed, and the description content, that is, how many prints are designated for which image is stored in the system memory 52 as numerical data. Furthermore, at this time, based on the analysis result in step S608, the print designation presence / absence information and the number of sheets may be displayed in an overlapping manner on the image display.

  In step S609, the system control unit 50 enters a reproduction input waiting state. The processing in this reproduction input waiting state will be described later with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

[Waiting for input when there is no image in playback mode processing (S610)]
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing processing in an input waiting state when there is no image in the reproduction mode.

  First, in step S701, the system control unit 50 displays a message “no image” on the image display unit 28 in order to notify the user that there is no image data. Next, in step S702, the system control unit 50 waits for an operation input. The operation input here includes a button operated by the user, an operation on the battery cover, an event for notifying a decrease in power, and the like. If there is any input, the process proceeds to step S703, and the system control unit 50 checks whether the input is an end button. If it is determined that the button is an end button, the playback mode process is terminated, and the process proceeds to step S310 in FIG. On the other hand, if the operation input is other than the end button, the process proceeds to step S704, and processing corresponding to the operation input is performed. For example, when menu button operation is input without image data, a menu is displayed on the image display unit 28 so that the user can change settings.

[Reproduction input waiting process in reproduction mode process (S609)]
FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the details of the reproduction input waiting process in step S609 of FIG.

  In step S801, the system control unit 50 checks whether there is an operation by the user or an input by the system. The input here includes a button operated by the user, an operation on the battery cover, an event for notifying a decrease in power, and the like. If there is no input, wait until there is an input. If there is any input, the process proceeds to step S804.

  In step S <b> 804, the system control unit 50 determines whether the input is an input of an image feed button included in the operation unit 70. If the input is an image advance button, the process proceeds to step S805, and the system control unit 50 reads the next display image. The image feed button is composed of a pair of buttons corresponding to the feed direction, and the next display image is read according to the feed direction corresponding to the operated button. Next, in step S806, the system control unit 50 performs a file analysis process on the image data read in step S805, and acquires shooting information, attribute information, and the like of the image in the read latest image data. In step S807, the system control unit 50 displays the image data read in step S805. At this time, shooting information, attribute information, and the like are displayed using the result of the file analysis processing in step S806. If it is determined that the data is invalid such as a part of the file is broken according to the file analysis result in step S806, an error display is also performed. When the display is completed, the process returns to the input waiting state in step S801.

  If it is determined in step S804 that the input is not an image advance button, the process proceeds to step S812.

  In step S812, the system control unit 50 checks whether or not the input is an operation of an erase button included in the operation unit 70. If it is determined that the operation input is the delete button, the process proceeds to step S813. In step S813, the system control unit 50 deletes the image data currently displayed on the image display unit 28. When the erasure of the image data is completed, the total number after erasure is checked in step S814. If the total number is 0, the process advances to step S815 to enter an input waiting state when there is no image. This processing is as described above with reference to FIG.

  On the other hand, if image data remains after erasure, the process proceeds to step S816, and the system control unit 50 reads the next display target image data in order to display the next image data. Here, the image data to be displayed is the image data of the file number next to the file number of the erased image data. When the latest image data is erased, the image data of the file number one before the file number of the erased image data is displayed. In step S817, the system control unit 50 performs file analysis processing on the image data read as a display target in step S816, and obtains shooting information, attribute information, and the like. In step S818, the system control unit 50 displays the image data read in step S816 on the image display unit 28. At this time, the shooting information and attribute information acquired in step S817 are also displayed. If it is determined that the data is invalid, such as part of the file is broken, according to the file analysis result in step S817, an error display to that effect is also displayed. When the display is completed, the process returns to the input waiting state in step S801.

  If the input is not a delete button in step S812, the process proceeds to step S819.

  In step S <b> 819, the system control unit 50 determines whether the input is an input to a print designation button using the operation unit 70. If it is determined that the button is a print designation button, the process advances to step S820 to perform print designation processing. The print designation process will be described later with reference to FIG. When the print designation process ends, the process returns to the input waiting state in step S801.

  If it is determined in step S819 that the button is not a print designation button, the process proceeds to S821. In step S821, the system control unit 50 determines whether the input is an end button. If it is determined that the button is an end button, the playback mode processing is ended, and the process proceeds to step S310 in FIG.

  If the input is not an end button in step S821, the process proceeds to step S824.

  In step S824, processing corresponding to the input other than the above is performed. For example, image editing processing, switching to multi-playback, menu display using menu buttons, and the like. Multi-reproduction is a reproduction mode in which a plurality of reduced images of image data are displayed side by side on one screen of the image display unit 28.

[Print specification processing]
FIG. 9 shows a detailed flowchart of the print designation process in step S820 of FIG. 8 described above. FIG. 11 shows a screen display example when the print designation process is performed by multi-reproduction.

  FIG. 11A shows an initial display that is displayed in the case of multi-playback in which a plurality of images (9 in this example) are simultaneously displayed on one screen when the print designation process is entered in step S820 of FIG. It is an example. This display is displayed by display control (image display control, GUI area display control) by the system control unit 50. Although the initial display is not shown on the image display unit 28, there is a case of single reproduction in which one image is displayed on one screen. A display screen 2001 in FIG. 11A is a display example of the image display unit 28 during multi-playback. In this display example, nine reduced images of image 1 to image 9 are displayed side by side. An instruction frame 2002 is a frame indicating a selected image to be an operation target image, and indicates that the current image 2 is selected as the operation target. The selected image represents an image to be operated when inputting a print designation button, an erase button, or the like. The instruction frame 2002 indicating the selected image can be moved by an image advance button, and the images 1 to 9 shown on the display screen 2001 can be selected. Other images can also be updated by updating the list display image. For example, when the designated frame 2002 is in the image 9 and the next image is instructed by operating the image feed button, the designated frame 2002 is moved by setting the list display image as the next nine images, for example, the images 10 to 18. realizable. The print designation icon 2003 is an icon indicating that the image 1 is described as a print target file in the print designation file, and the print designation number is also shown. In this example, the print designation completed icon 2003 indicates that the image 1 is one designated print number.

  The flowchart of the print designation process in FIG. 9 will be described. When the print designation process in step S820 in FIG. 8 is started and the initial screen in FIG. 11A is displayed, the system control unit 50 determines in step S901 whether or not there has been an instruction to change the selected image using the image advance button. judge. If it is determined that there has been an instruction to change the selected image, the process proceeds to step S902, and after moving the selected image, the process proceeds to step S903. If it is determined that there has not been an instruction to change the selected image, step S903 is performed without doing anything. Proceed to

  In step S903, it is determined whether or not a selected image has been designated using the SET button or the like. If it is determined that the selected image has been designated, the process advances to step S904. If it is determined that the selected image is not designated, the process proceeds to step S906, and other processing is performed.

  In S904, it is determined whether or not the current display is multi-playback. If it is determined that it is not multi-reproduction, that is, single reproduction, the process advances to step S905 to perform print designation processing in single reproduction. If it is determined to be multi-reproduction, the process proceeds to step S908, and print designation processing in multi-reproduction after step S908 is performed.

  In the print designation process in the single reproduction in step S905, after the print designation instruction is displayed, the print instruction is decided by the user's instruction, and the system control unit 50 writes the decided content in the print designation file. An example of a print designation instruction display in single reproduction is shown in FIG. A dialog 2062 on the display screen 2061 is a GUI display area for instructing print designation for the image 1 which is an image displayed in single reproduction. The dialog 2062 has a GUI button of a designation confirmation button 2063 and a designation cancel button 2064 that can be operated by the operation unit 70, and can accept print designation execution and cancellation instructions from the user. The print designation icon 2065 is an icon indicating that the dialog 2062 is a dialog for designating printing. The designated number of prints 2066 indicates the designated number of prints to be designated, and the number of prints can be changed with the upper button, the lower button, or the like of the operation unit 70. The user operates the operation unit 70 while looking at this dialog 2062 and confirms that the image 1 is printed with the designated number of prints indicated by the designated number of prints 2066 with the designation confirmation button 2063 or cancels the designation with the designation cancel button 2064. . When the print designation processing in single reproduction is completed, the process proceeds to step S906, and other processing is performed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S904 that multi-playback is to be performed, in step S908, it is determined whether the selected image (image 2 in this example) indicated by the instruction frame 2002 is currently unprinted. This is a determination as to whether or not the print designation information that has been analyzed in step S608 in FIG. 6 or the print designation information that has been confirmed in step S913 to be described later includes a print designation for the currently selected image. Temporary designation information during designation processing before confirmation is not determined. If it is determined in step S908 that the current selected image has not been designated for printing, the process proceeds to step S909. If it is determined that the current selected image has been designated for printing, the process proceeds to step S918.

  In step S909, a print designation instruction is displayed. FIG. 11B shows an example of a print designation instruction display in multi-reproduction. A dialog 2012 on the display screen 2011 is a GUI display area for instructing print designation for an image selected in the instruction frame. The dialog 2012 has a GUI button such as a designation confirmation button 2013 and a designation cancel button 2014, and can accept print designation execution / cancellation instructions from the user. A print designation icon 2015 is an icon indicating that this dialog is designated for printing. The designated number of prints 2016 indicates the designated number of prints to be designated, and the number of prints can be changed with the upper button, the lower button, etc. of the operation unit 70. The GUI displayed in this dialog 2012 is the same as the dialog 2062 for displaying the print designation instruction in the single reproduction described above. However, when the dialog is overlapped with the selected image to be set and displayed in the same size as the selected image as in the dialog 2062 in single playback in FIG. It becomes small and becomes a GUI difficult to see. Therefore, in the multi-play, the position of the dialog 2012 is fixed to the position shown in the figure, and even when the selected image is not the image 2, the plurality of images displayed on the image display unit 28 are individually printed from the dialog 2012 at the same position. Let the designation instructions be performed. This ensures a certain display space for the dialog 2012. The user operates the operation unit 70 while viewing this dialog 2012, and confirms that the image selected by the instruction frame is printed with the designated number of prints indicated by the designated number of prints 2016 with the designation confirmation button 2013 or cancels the designation. The designation can be canceled with the button 2014. When the print designation instruction display is performed, the process proceeds to step S910.

  In step S910, it is determined whether or not the user has performed an operation to change the designated number of prints using the upper button, the lower button, or the like of the operation unit 70. If there is an operation for changing the designated number of prints, the process advances to step S911 to change the display of the designated number of prints 2016 in FIG. When it is determined in step S910 that there has been no operation for changing the designated number of prints, and in step S911, the process proceeds to step S912 following the display change of the designated number of prints 2016.

  In step S912, it is determined whether an instruction to cancel print designation is received from the user. This is a determination as to whether or not there has been an operation of pressing the designation cancel button 2014 in FIG. If it is determined that a cancel instruction has been received, the print designation instruction display is terminated, and the process proceeds to step S906 to perform other processing. In this case, even if the designated number of prints is changed in step S910, it is not reflected and the print designation file is not updated, so the display returns to the same display as in FIG. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S912 that no cancel instruction has been received, the process proceeds to step S913.

  In step S913, it is determined whether an instruction to confirm the print designation has been received from the user. This is a determination as to whether or not there has been an operation of pressing the designation confirmation button 2013 in FIG. If it is determined that an instruction to confirm the print designation has not been received, the process returns to step S909 to repeat the process. If an instruction to confirm the print designation is received, the process proceeds to step S914.

  In step S914, it is determined whether or not the designated print number indicated by the designated print number 2016 is zero. Since the image selected in step S914 is an image that has been determined not to be designated for printing in step S908 described above, if the designated number of prints is 0, no print designation is made after step S908, and the designated number of prints. This is an image that has not been changed. Therefore, if the designated number of prints is 0, the process proceeds to step S906 without updating the print designation file and performs other processing. Since the designated number of prints has not been changed, the screen display at this time returns to the state shown in FIG. If it is determined in step S914 that the designated number of prints is not 0, the process proceeds to step S915.

  In step S915, the designated number of prints is changed, and the selected image is a newly designated print image. Therefore, the print designation file is updated and written to the recording medium 200.

  In the subsequent step S916, a print designation association display is performed. This print designation association display will be described later with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11C. When the print designation association display is performed, the process advances to step S917 to update the display to the print designation completed. An example of the display updated at this time is shown in FIG. Compared to FIG. 11A, the display screen 2031 in FIG. 11D displays a new print designation icon 2032, indicating that image 2 has been newly designated for printing. In this display example, the designated number of prints for image 2 is one. When the display is updated in step S917, the process proceeds to step S906, and other processing is performed.

  On the other hand, in step S918, a print designation cancellation instruction display is performed. FIG. 11E shows an example of a print designation cancellation instruction display. A dialog 2042 on the display screen 2041 is a GUI display area for instructing cancellation of print designation for the image 2 selected by the instruction frame in multi-playback. The dialog 2042 includes a GUI button for a designation cancel button 2043 and a cancel cancel button 2044 that can be operated by the operation unit 70, and can accept print designation cancel and cancel cancel instructions from the user. In this way, different dialogs are displayed depending on whether or not the print designation has already been set, and if the print setting has already been set, the selection of whether or not to cancel the designation without specifying the number of prints is selected. By doing so, the user can be operated without confusion. At this time, image 2 is an image for which printing is designated until an operation for depressing the designation cancellation button 2043 is performed, but the print designation icon displayed at the position of image 2 is complicated to display. Turn off. However, of course, it is more important to indicate that the print designation file has not been rewritten yet, and there may be an embodiment in which the print designation icon is displayed.

  When the print designation cancellation instruction display is performed, the process proceeds to step S919.

  In step S919, it is determined whether an instruction to cancel print designation cancellation is received from the user. This is a determination as to whether or not there has been an operation of pressing the cancel cancel button 2044 in FIG. If it is determined that a cancel instruction has been received, the print designation cancellation display is terminated, and the process advances to step S906 to perform other processing. At this time, the print designation icon is displayed again at the position of the image 2. If it is determined that the cancel cancellation instruction has not been received, the process proceeds to step S920.

  In step S920, it is determined whether or not a designation cancellation instruction has been issued. This is a determination as to whether or not there has been an operation of pressing the designation release button 2043 in FIG. If it is determined that there has been a designation cancellation instruction, the process proceeds to step S921, and if it is determined that there has been no designation cancellation instruction, the process returns to step S918 to repeat the process.

  In step S921, the print designation file is updated and written to the recording medium 200. In this update, the print designation number for the current selected image recorded in the print designation file is set to 0, or the print designation description portion for the current selected image recorded in the print designation file is deleted. As a result, the currently selected image is not designated for printing.

  In the subsequent step S922, the display is updated in accordance with the update of the print designation file. In this case, since the print designation of the image that has been designated for printing has been cancelled, the fact that printing has not been designated is expressed by not displaying the print designation designated icon for the selected image. When the display is updated, the process proceeds to step S906.

  In step S906, other processing according to the operation is performed. Other processes include switching between multi playback / single playback.

  In step S907, it is determined whether an instruction to end the print designation process has been received from the user. If there is no end instruction, the process returns to step S901 to repeat the process. If there is an end instruction, the print designation process ends.

  In this embodiment, the process proceeds to step S918 when it is determined in step S908 that print designation has been completed. However, instead of performing print designation release display, the process proceeds to step S909 to perform print designation display. Subsequent print number change processing may be performed. In this case, the print designation is canceled by setting the number of print designations to zero. Further, the determination in step S914 is a determination as to whether or not the designated number of prints has changed.

  Further, after canceling the print designation in step S921, a print designation association display described later with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11C is performed so as to clearly indicate which selected image the print designation has been canceled. May be.

[Print Specification Association Display]
FIG. 11C shows a display example of the print designation association display in step S916 of FIG. 9 described above. When the print designation file is written in step S916 of FIG. 9, the print designation icon 2024 is animated along the direction of the arrow 2026, that is, toward the position where the print designation icon of the image 2 is scheduled to be displayed. The When the animated print designation icon reaches the position of the image 2, the print designation icon becomes the print designation completed icon 2022 as it is, and is fixedly displayed at the position shown in the figure.

  FIG. 10 shows a flowchart of processing for realizing the print designation association display shown in FIG. This process is related display control performed by the system control unit 50.

  In step S1001, the coordinates (X1, Y1) of the print designation instruction icon are acquired. This is the coordinates of the print designation icon 2024 in FIG.

  In step S1002, the print designation target image position is acquired. This is the position of the image 2 that is the selected image surrounded by the instruction frame 2025 in FIG.

  Next, in step S1003, the print designated icon display planned coordinates (X2, Y2) are acquired. This can be obtained by calculation based on the print designation image position information obtained in step S1002, referring to a table, or the like. In FIG. 11C, it is the position of the print designated icon 2022. Note that the print designation icon 2022 in this display example shows a state where the print designation icon 2022 is displayed at the print designation icon display scheduled coordinates, and the print designation icon 2022 is displayed at this position at the time of step S1003. Not.

  In step S1004, the number of drawing divisions is set. This is the number of steps when the print designation icon is displayed as an animation between the already acquired (X1, Y1) and (X2, Y2).

  Steps S <b> 1005 to S <b> 1009 are a loop process in which a print designation icon is moved and displayed from the print designation instruction icon position to the print designation icon position by animation. In step S1006, the print designated icon display coordinates (X3, Y3) for each step are calculated. In step S1007, the print designated icon is drawn at the position (X3, Y3). have. Through the above processing, the print designation icon 2024 is animated in the direction indicated by the arrow 2026 in FIG. 11C, and is displayed at the upper left position of the image 2 and displayed as the print designation icon 2022.

  With this animation display, the user can easily confirm which image is the image that has been designated for printing by the operation in the print designation process among the plurality of images that are displayed in multi-playback. In particular, this animation is displayed only at the timing (at the end of attribute setting) immediately after the print designation file is written in step S916 of FIG. 9 in conjunction with the input of print designation confirmation from the user. Therefore, the user can identify whether or not the print designation has been changed as a result of the input operation performed in the print designation process, and can surely check which image has the print designation changed. . In addition, since an input operation that does not change as a result of the input operation performed in the print designation process is not displayed as an animation, it is possible to reduce the display complexity and confusion for the user. The same effect can be obtained even when this animation display is performed at the time of accepting the print designation confirmation operation from the user, and the writing to the print designation file itself is performed at a later timing.

  It should be noted that this animation display may be performed to allow the user to recognize which image has been printed at the timing when the user has input the change in the number of copies (when accepting the change in the number of copies). In this case, the print designation association display is performed at the timing of step S911 in FIG.

<Example 2>
In the first embodiment, only the print designation process has been described. However, for images, transmission designation, protection designation, and the like can be performed in addition to print designation. In the second embodiment, an example in which a plurality of specified items can be specified from the same dialog during multi-playback will be described.

  FIG. 13 shows an example of GUI display when designation other than print designation can be made from the same screen in multi-reproduction. This display is displayed by display control (image display control, GUI area display control, attribute display control) by the system control unit 50. This can be realized by replacing the determination in step S819 of FIG. 8 described above with determination of whether or not the designation button has been operated for a designation item that is not limited to printing, and performing step S820 as a designation process that is not limited to printing. . Details of the processing are omitted because the print designation processing described above with reference to FIG.

  A dialog 2053 on the display screen 2051 is a GUI display area in which a plurality of designated items can be designated for an image. In the dialog 2053, a print designation icon 2054, a transmission designation icon 2055, and a protect designation icon 2056 are displayed. Here, for example, the designated item can be changed, that is, the print designation icon 2054, the transmission designation icon 2055, and the protection designation icon 2056 can be selected and changed by using the right button and the left button included in the operation unit 70. The icon of the selected designated item is highlighted as compared with the icons of the other designated items so that it is possible to identify which designated item is currently designated. In addition, designated icons (print designated icon, transmission designated icon, protect designated icon) are displayed for designated designation items at the position of each image displayed in multi-playback. However, if the specified icons of all the specified items are displayed at the same time, the display space becomes small and complicated on the reduced multi-playback image, so only the specified items selected in the dialog 2053 are specified with priority. Display the completed icon. If there is an operation of pressing the designation confirmation button 2057 for the selected designated item, the designated content is written, and the icon of the designated item is animated toward the selected image and displayed as a designated icon. . Note that a button included in the operation unit 70 switches between items that can be selected with the right button and the left button as designated items, or a designation confirmation button 2057 and a cancel button 2058.

  In the example of FIG. 13, the image 3 is currently selected by the instruction frame, and the transmission designation icon 2055 is selected in the dialog 2053, so that a transmission designation instruction operation can be performed on the image 3. In addition, since the transmission designation icon 2055 is selected in the dialog 2053, the transmission designation icon is displayed for the transmission-designated images in the multi-playback images 1-9. In this example, it can be seen that image 2 and image 4 have already been designated for transmission. In this state, when there is an operation of pressing the designation confirmation button 2057 of the dialog 2053, the transmission designation file is written, and the transmission designation icon 2055 is animated toward the image 3 and displayed as a transmission designated icon. Is done. If there is an operation for depressing the cancel button 2058 from the state of FIG. 13, the dialog 2053 is closed without specifying transmission of the image 3.

  In addition, when the designation item is changed by, for example, the left button included in the operation unit 70 from the state of FIG. 13 and the print designation icon is selected, the designation confirmation button 2057 in the dialog 2053 becomes a designation designation button for printing designation. A GUI for designating the designated number of prints is also displayed in the dialog 2053. When there is an operation of pressing the print designation designation confirmation button 2057 when the number of print designations is one or more, a print designation file writing process is performed and a print designation icon 2054 is displayed as an animation toward the image 3. Displayed as a print-designated icon.

  As described above, in order to secure a space for displaying the attribute designation GUI more clearly, a common setting GUI is provided for a plurality of designation target images, and at the time of setting, the relationship between the attribute designation target image and the attribute designation operation is set by animation. Can be clearly displayed. In addition, the icon indicating the setting attribute on the attribute designation GUI and the icon indicating the attribute of the image are made common, associated with each other by animation, and complicatedly displaying a large number of the same icons on the screen. Can be reduced.

  In the second embodiment, as examples of designation items when designation other than print designation can be designated from the same screen, examples of transmission designation and protection designation have been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, reproduction designation for setting an image slide show or category designation for adding classification information may be used. In particular, by applying the present invention with print designation or transmission designation, it is possible to reduce waste of printing paper due to designation mistakes, waste of storage capacity at the transmission destination, and the like.

  In addition, the dialog 2012 described in the first embodiment and the dialog 2053 described in the second embodiment may display descriptions of designated items that can be specified using a GUI and operations using the GUI. According to the present invention, an image displayed by multi-playback and a dialog which is a GUI area for accepting designation of setting contents of attribute settings are displayed separately, and a certain display space is secured for the dialog. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the description information or the like is too small to be easily viewed.

  Furthermore, the example of the animation display has been described as an example of the print designation association display described above with reference to FIG. 10, but the print designation association display may be another display method as long as the display clearly shows the relation between the print designation content and the image. . For example, an image that is designated for printing, a frame around the image or a blinking icon, a color change, or voice guidance may be used in a device that can output sound.

  Although the present invention has been described above using a digital camera, the application of the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention can be applied to an apparatus capable of reproducing an image, such as a printer, a mobile phone, or a mobile terminal.

  The present invention is also applicable to a case where a software program that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied directly from a recording medium to a system or apparatus having a computer that can execute the program using wired / wireless communication, and the program is executed. Included in the invention.

  Accordingly, the program code itself supplied and installed in the computer in order to implement the functional processing of the present invention by the computer also realizes the present invention. That is, the computer program itself for realizing the functional processing of the present invention is also included in the present invention.

  In this case, the program may be in any form as long as it has a program function, such as an object code, a program executed by an interpreter, or script data supplied to the OS.

  As a recording medium for supplying the program, for example, a magnetic recording medium such as a flexible disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape, MO, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD- RW etc. can be considered. Further, it may be an optical / magneto-optical recording medium or a nonvolatile semiconductor memory.

  As a program supply method using wired / wireless communication, the following method can be considered. That is, a computer program itself or a program data file forming the present invention is stored in a server on a computer network, and the program data file is downloaded to a connected client computer.

  Here, the program data file includes a file compressed with a computer program forming the present invention and including an automatic installation function.

  In this case, the program data file can be divided into a plurality of segment files, and the segment files can be arranged on different servers.

  That is, the present invention includes a server device that allows a plurality of users to download a program data file for realizing the functional processing of the present invention on a computer.

  In addition, the program that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiment is encrypted, stored in a recording medium, distributed to the user, and the user who satisfies the predetermined condition is allowed to download the key information to be decrypted via the network. It is also possible to use a method that supplies the product. By using the key information, the encrypted program can be executed and installed in a computer to realize the present invention.

  The functions of the above-described embodiment are realized by executing the program code supplied by the computer. The program code is also included in the embodiment of the present invention when the function of the above-described embodiment is realized in cooperation with an OS (operating system) or other application software running on the computer. included.

  Furthermore, the present invention includes the case where the supplied program code is stored in a memory provided in a function expansion board of a computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer. Further, when the CPU of the function expansion board or function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing based on the instruction of the program code, and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing. It goes without saying that it is included in the present invention.

1 is an external view of a digital camera as an example of an image display device of the present invention. 1 is a block diagram of a digital camera as an example of an image display device of the present invention. 3 is a flowchart showing an overall operation of the digital camera 100. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a file structure recorded on a recording medium 200. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a still image file recorded on a recording medium 200. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a playback process of the digital camera 100. It is a flowchart which shows the process at the time of no image in reproduction | regeneration processing. It is a flowchart which shows the process of reproduction | regeneration input waiting in reproduction | regeneration processing. It is a flowchart which shows the print designation | designated process in a reproduction | regeneration process. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a printing designation | designated correlation display in a printing designation | designated process. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a GUI display example in a print designation process and a print designation association display process at the time of multi-reproduction in the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is an example of print designation instruction display in single reproduction in the first embodiment. FIG. It is a GUI display example when designation other than print designation in multi-play according to the second embodiment can be designated from the same screen. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a description example of a print designation file.

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Claims (8)

Imaging means;
A display unit capable of displaying an image picked up by the image pickup means;
A plurality of images are displayed on the display unit, and an instruction to confirm the print designation number designated by the user for the selected image among the plurality of images as attribute information of the selected image is received. The display unit includes an attribute setting area including a GUI button for printing and a print designation icon representing an attribute item of attribute information determined by an instruction to the GUI button, regardless of which of the selected images is the display unit. Display control means for controlling to display at the same position,
A sheet number instruction accepting unit for accepting an instruction to change the designated number of prints for the selected image from a user;
Receiving means for receiving an instruction from the user for the GUI button;
Whether the designated print number received by the number instruction accepting unit is different from the designated print number already recorded as the attribute of the selected image in response to accepting an instruction from the user by the accepting unit If the print designation icon is different from the attribute setting area, the selected image is displayed from the attribute setting area. Related display means for controlling the animation to move toward
An attribute setting unit that controls to record the print designation number received by the sheet number instruction receiving unit as an attribute of the selected image in the recording unit in response to receiving the instruction from the user by the receiving unit ; An imaging apparatus comprising: The GUI button can further receive an instruction to confirm a change instruction from the user for a selected attribute item among a plurality of attribute items including other than the designated number of prints .
Wherein the display control unit, the attribute setting region, an imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller controls to display a plurality of icons representing the plurality of attribute items. Wherein the plurality of attribute items other than printing designated number is, transmit designation, reproduction designation, category, imaging apparatus according to claim 2, wherein at least is one of protection. The display control means controls to display the content already set in the image in accordance with the display position of the plurality of images for the attribute item represented by the selected icon among the plurality of icons. The imaging apparatus according to claim 2 or 3 , characterized in that Wherein the display control unit, according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the controller controls to display the description information related to changing Sarayubi shows the attributes that the user can perform on the attribute setting area Imaging device . A control method for an imaging apparatus, comprising: an imaging unit; and a display unit capable of displaying an image captured by the imaging unit,
A plurality of images are displayed on the display unit, and an instruction to confirm the print designation number designated by the user for the selected image among the plurality of images as attribute information of the selected image is received. The display unit includes an attribute setting area including a GUI button for printing and a print designation icon representing an attribute item of attribute information determined by an instruction to the GUI button, regardless of which of the selected images is the display unit. Display control step for controlling to display at the same position of
A number-of-sheets instruction accepting step for accepting an instruction to change the designated number of prints for the selected image from a user;
An accepting step of accepting an instruction from the user for the GUI button;
Whether the designated number of prints received in the number instruction accepting step is different from the designated print number already recorded as the attribute of the selected image in response to accepting the instruction from the user in the accepting step. The print designation icon representing the attribute to be changed according to the instruction received in the reception step when the selected image is selected from the plurality of displayed images from the attribute setting area. An associated display step for controlling the animation to move toward
An attribute setting step for controlling the recording unit to record the designated number of prints received in the number-of-sheets instruction receiving step as an attribute of the selected image in response to receiving an instruction from the user in the receiving step. A control method for an imaging apparatus, comprising: A computer having an imaging unit and a display unit capable of displaying an image captured by the imaging unit;
A plurality of images are displayed on the display unit, and an instruction to confirm the print designation number designated by the user for the selected image among the plurality of images as attribute information of the selected image is received. The display unit includes an attribute setting area including a GUI button for printing and a print designation icon representing an attribute item of attribute information determined by an instruction to the GUI button, regardless of which of the selected images is the display unit. Display control means for controlling to display at the same position of
A sheet number instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction to change the designated number of prints for the selected image from a user;
Accepting means for accepting an instruction from the user to the GUI button;
Whether the designated print number received by the number instruction accepting unit is different from the designated print number already recorded as the attribute of the selected image in response to accepting an instruction from the user by the accepting unit If the print designation icon is different from the attribute setting area, the selected image is displayed from the attribute setting area. Related display means for controlling animation to move toward
Functioning as an attribute setting unit that controls to record, in the recording unit, the designated number of prints received by the copy number instruction receiving unit as the attribute of the selected image in response to receiving an instruction from the user by the receiving unit. Program to let you. A computer having an imaging unit and a display unit capable of displaying an image captured by the imaging unit;
A plurality of images are displayed on the display unit, and an instruction to confirm the print designation number designated by the user for the selected image among the plurality of images as attribute information of the selected image is received. The display unit includes an attribute setting area including a GUI button for printing and a print designation icon representing an attribute item of attribute information determined by an instruction to the GUI button, regardless of which of the selected images is the display unit. Display control means for controlling to display at the same position of
A sheet number instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction to change the designated number of prints for the selected image from a user;
Accepting means for accepting an instruction from the user to the GUI button;
Whether the designated print number received by the number instruction accepting unit is different from the designated print number already recorded as the attribute of the selected image in response to accepting an instruction from the user by the accepting unit If the print designation icon is different from the attribute setting area, the selected image is displayed from the attribute setting area. Related display means for controlling animation to move toward
Functioning as an attribute setting unit that controls to record, in the recording unit, the designated number of prints received by the copy number instruction receiving unit as the attribute of the selected image in response to receiving an instruction from the user by the receiving unit. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for causing the program to be recorded is recorded.

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